One-handled storage jar (albarello)

Unknown

ca. 1510–30 · Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The single-handled form is uncommon, and each of the dozen known examples is decorated with the same palette and winged cherub design. This suggests that they were commissioned together as a single pharmacy series.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1510–30

Medium

Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)

Culture

Italian, Siena

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1946